El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (11 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
226
226
223
164
158
146
144
188
188
188
142
140
138
136
133
129
105
104
70
70
99
108
153
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34AM1.13m
6:53PM1.33m
6:41AM1.14m
7:16PM1.49m
7:41AM1.16m
7:44PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.16m
1:01AM0.44m
12:46PM0.20m
1:46AM0.19m
1:20PM0.26m
2:29AM-0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
Temp °C
15
18
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
226
226
226
223
164
158
146
144
188
188
188
142
140
138
136
133
129
105
104
70
70
69
69
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
50
31
31
3
3
11
12
30
31
33
51
46
45
25
24
22
21
21
21
61
61
99
108
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
8
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
4
26
28
13
13
2
13
10
10
11
11
28
32
32
31
9
14
25
10
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
10
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
31
47
43
30
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
12
177
56
33
19
20
12
19
12
12
12
97
27
0
19
0
177
195
109
33
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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